Practice Guidelines as Topic
"Practice Guidelines as Topic" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Works on directions or principles presenting current or future rules of policy for assisting health care practitioners in patient care decisions regarding diagnosis, therapy, or related clinical circumstances. The guidelines may be developed by government agencies at any level, institutions, professional societies, governing boards, or by the convening of expert panels. The guidelines form a basis for the evaluation of all aspects of health care and delivery.
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D017410
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| MeSH Number(s) |
N04.761.700.350.650 N05.700.350.650
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1997 | 1 | 8 | 9 |
| 1998 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 1999 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| 2000 | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| 2001 | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| 2002 | 4 | 9 | 13 |
| 2003 | 4 | 8 | 12 |
| 2004 | 2 | 11 | 13 |
| 2005 | 6 | 19 | 25 |
| 2006 | 8 | 19 | 27 |
| 2007 | 8 | 14 | 22 |
| 2008 | 8 | 18 | 26 |
| 2009 | 6 | 22 | 28 |
| 2010 | 8 | 25 | 33 |
| 2011 | 8 | 33 | 41 |
| 2012 | 11 | 31 | 42 |
| 2013 | 18 | 33 | 51 |
| 2014 | 22 | 34 | 56 |
| 2015 | 28 | 32 | 60 |
| 2016 | 26 | 42 | 68 |
| 2017 | 32 | 33 | 65 |
| 2018 | 20 | 38 | 58 |
| 2019 | 44 | 56 | 100 |
| 2020 | 39 | 32 | 71 |
| 2021 | 24 | 22 | 46 |
| 2022 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 2023 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 2024 | 5 | 35 | 40 |
| 2025 | 17 | 25 | 42 |
| 2026 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Practice Guidelines as Topic" by people in Profiles.
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ACR Appropriateness Criteria? Evaluation of Cardiac Masses. J Am Coll Radiol. 2026 Apr; 23(4):637-657.
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A Synopsis of the 2025 U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and U.S. Department of Defense Clinical Practice Guideline for the Primary Care Management of Asthma. Ann Intern Med. 2026 Apr; 179(4):564-573.
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ACR Appropriateness Criteria? Abdominal Pain-Child. J Am Coll Radiol. 2026 Apr; 23(4):700-714.
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OphthoEvidence report: Protocol for quality appraisal of clinical practice guidelines in ophthalmology. Eye (Lond). 2026 Apr; 40(6):897-900.
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Good Practice Concepts in Pediatric Critical Care Point-of-Care Ultrasound: A Modified Delphi Consensus Initiative. Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2026 Feb 01; 27(2):228-234.
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Screening, diagnosing, and managing perinatal depression: Review of SIX national guidelines. Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol. 2026 Mar; 319:114977.
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Perioperative guidelines for peripheral nerve blocks. Nursing. 2026 Feb 01; 56(2):15-22.
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Guideline-concordance along the cancer care continuum and breast cancer mortality by race and ethnicity: a SEER-Medicare study. Cancer Causes Control. 2026 Jan 21; 37(2):33.
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Guidelines on Placenta Accreta Spectrum Disorders: A Systematic Review. Obstet Gynecol Surv. 2026 Jan 01; 81(1):10-12.
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Liberal or Restrictive Postoperative Transfusion in Patients at High Cardiac Risk: The TOP Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA. 2025 12 23; 334(24):2197-2207.